The Chicoms got the propaganda tools they wanted. Since they manipulae the internet traffic in China few people in China will even know there were any protesters in SF. Thanks a bunch, Newsome.
At least one torchbearer decided to show her support for Tibetan independence during her moment in the spotlight. After being passed the Olympic flame, Majora Carter pulled out a small Tibetan flag that she had hidden in her shirt sleeve.
"The Chinese security and cops were on me like white on rice, it was no joke," said Carter, 41, who runs a nonprofit organization in New York. "They pulled me out of the race, and then San Francisco police officers pushed me back into the crowd on the side of the street."
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080410/D8VUMO7O1.html
Nice to see the SF Police cooperating so nicely in the propaganda effort ....